The American Museum of Natural History's animal dioramas have been going through a $2.5 million makeover this past year, and the museum has documented it from start to finish. Below, check out the restoration of the wolf diorama, along with all of the taxidermy creatures in the Hall of North American Mammals, and a guide on how the animals are meticulously modeled.
Now revisit how the animals looked back in the 1930s... along with the humans that were having fun while constructing them. [via Laughing Squid]